All 20 Premier League managers, ranked. Unlike the club power rankings, which are computed from squad ratings, this list is an editorial judgement: each manager carries a rating for their standing in the game, and a form adjustment from −3 to +3 that moves with results. The ranking follows the two together, so a hot run lifts a manager up the list and a bad one drops them down it.
In form: Enzo Maresca (Man City), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Andoni Iraola (Liverpool), Fabian Hürzeler (Brighton), David Moyes (Everton), Daniel Farke (Leeds), Keith Andrews (Brentford).
Under pressure: Xabi Alonso (Chelsea), Roberto De Zerbi (Spurs), Marco Rose (Bournemouth).
All 20 managers
| # | +/− | Manager | Rating | Form | This week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Enzo Maresca Man City | 93 | +3 | Five wins from five, fifteen points - Sunderland beaten 5-3 at home (Semenyo 2) Left Chelsea for the job everyone wants — succeeds Guardiola. |
| 2 | – | Mikel Arteta Arsenal | 91 | +2 | First defeat of the season, twelve points from five - beaten 3-0 away at Brighton The model of Premier League continuity right now. |
| 3 | ▲1 | Andoni Iraola Liverpool | 88 | +2 | Unbeaten in five, nine points - Bournemouth beaten 1-0 away (Isak) Bournemouth's best-ever season earned him Anfield. |
| 4 | ▼1 | Xabi Alonso Chelsea | 86 | -2 | Winless in three, seven points from five - beaten 3-0 away at Brentford Real Madrid pedigree, straight into a London title race. |
| 5 | – | Unai Emery Aston Villa | 86 | -1 | First win of the season, four points from five - 3-2 away at Tottenham Europe every season since arrival. |
| 6 | ▲1 | Roberto De Zerbi Spurs | 82 | -3 | Bottom, still winless on two points from five - beaten 3-2 at home by Aston Villa Brighton magic, a much bigger stage now. |
| 7 | ▼1 | Oliver Glasner Nott'm Forest | 82 | -1 | One win from five - beaten 1-0 at home by Coventry Out at Palace, straight into rebuilding Forest. |
| 8 | – | Fabian Hürzeler Brighton | 82 | +3 | Three wins from five, sixteen scored - Arsenal beaten 3-0 at home Youngest elite-league manager, still climbing. |
| 9 | ▲2 | Matthias Jaissle Newcastle | 81 | +1 | Back to winning ways, eight points from five - Hull beaten 2-1 at home Replaced Eddie Howe. Salzburg pedigree, unproven in England. |
| 10 | – | David Moyes Everton | 81 | +2 | Unbeaten in five, nine points - Ipswich beaten 1-0 at home (Barry) Steadied everything. New stadium era. |
| 11 | ▼2 | Marco Rose Bournemouth | 80 | -2 | Still winless after five, three points - beaten 1-0 at home by Liverpool Bundesliga pedigree, first real Premier League test. |
| 12 | ▲1 | Michael Carrick Man Utd | 77 | -1 | One win from five, five points - held 1-1 away at Fulham (Cunha) First really big job, straight into the deep end. |
| 13 | ▼1 | Gary O'Neil Ipswich Town | 77 | 0 | Six points from five - beaten 1-0 away at Everton Left Strasbourg after six months for this. |
| 14 | – | Daniel Farke Leeds | 77 | +2 | Unbeaten in five, nine points - held scoreless at home by Crystal Palace Survived year one — the hard part. |
| 15 | – | Régis Le Bris Sunderland | 76 | -1 | Four points from five - beaten 5-3 away at Man City despite a Brobbey hat-trick Quietly excellent first PL campaign. |
| 16 | ▲2 | Keith Andrews Brentford | 76 | +2 | Unbeaten in five, nine points - Chelsea beaten 3-0 at home Kept the Brentford model humming. |
| 17 | ▼1 | Pierre Sage Crystal Palace | 75 | -1 | Four points from five - held scoreless away at Leeds Lyon experience, unproven in the PL yet. |
| 18 | ▲1 | Frank Lampard Coventry City | 75 | -1 | First win and first goal of the season - 1-0 away at Forest (Dasilva) Won promotion — now the survival test. |
| 19 | ▼2 | Sergej Jakirović Hull City | 74 | +1 | First defeat of the season, eight points from five - beaten 2-1 away at Newcastle Promotion hero — deepest water yet. |
| 20 | – | Álvaro Arbeloa Fulham | 71 | -1 | Still winless, two points from five - held 1-1 at home by Man United Last vacancy filled — ex-Real Madrid, total unknown at this level. |
Rating = the manager's standing plus current form. In the game, the manager you draft adds a small chemistry bonus scaled by this rating. Managers are checked against each club's official announcements; the 2026-27 line-up matches the Premier League's confirmed list of 5 August 2026.
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